Applied Mathematics or Statistics or Economics?
I am asking for what degrees I should strive for?
Context
I am a second year accounting student but hate it and my stats and math electives have rekindled my love for math and uncovered a new curiosity for statistics. I also fell in love with economics. I find it all so interesting.
I am thinking of switching degrees. My university offers dual honour degree programs and I am debating between studying, economics, stats, and applied math. I love them all but can only really choose 2 to study. I have the option to do a math minor if I do stats + Econ bachelor but it only would cover calc 1-4 and linear algebra.
I am leaning towards Econ and Stats but worried about being out competed by people who have applied math degrees. I have a very strong interest in quantitive finance, data analytics, and econometrics.
Posted Feb 21, 2026, 6:56 AM UTC